Global Patent Index - EP 1003159 A1

EP 1003159 A1 20000524 - Drive apparatus for optical recording medium

Title (en)

Drive apparatus for optical recording medium

Title (de)

Laufwerk für optisches Aufzeichnungsmedium

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'entraînement pour support d'enregistrement optique

Publication

EP 1003159 A1 20000524 (EN)

Application

EP 99123022 A 19991119

Priority

JP 33144498 A 19981120

Abstract (en)

An apparatus for driving an optical pickup (2) for a tracking servo control. The apparatus includes an emitting device disposed in the optical pickup for emitting a main beam to a first position on an information track of a recording medium (1) and emitting at least two subsidiary beams to a second position and a third position on the information track of the recording medium, respectively. The positions of the main beam and the subsidiary beams are determined appropriately for a three beam method. The apparatus further includes: a tracking error signal generating device (2, 52, 53, 55) for generating a tracking error signal using returned light beams of the subsidiary beams from the recording medium; a driving device (13) for moving the first position of the main beam and the second position and the third position of the subsidiary beams with respect to the recording medium; a tracking control device (5, 9 to 12, 14, 15, 17, 18) for outputting a driving signal based on the tracking error signal to the driving device; and a detecting device (16) for detecting a damaged part on the recording medium. The tracking control device generates a pulse signal having a polarity opposite to a disturbance part of the driving signal generated due to at least one of the subsidiary beams passing on the damaged part, and uses this pulse signal as a part of the driving signal. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G11B 7/09

IPC 8 full level

G11B 7/09 (2006.01); G11B 7/125 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G11B 7/0948 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/0903 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] EP 0160095 A1 19851106 - SONY CORP [JP]
  • [A] EP 0102607 A1 19840314 - HITACHI LTD [JP]
  • [XA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 199 (P - 1351) 13 May 1992 (1992-05-13)
  • [XA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 519 (P - 1807) 29 September 1994 (1994-09-29)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1003159 A1 20000524; JP 2000163767 A 20000616; JP 3688484 B2 20050831; US 6510112 B1 20030121

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99123022 A 19991119; JP 33144498 A 19981120; US 44343899 A 19991119